Market Commentary | February 23rd, 2026
Last week’s data provided investors with a clearer sense of an economy that is still progressing but slowing at the margins, with steady activity in some areas and renewed caution in others.
Last week’s data provided investors with a clearer sense of an economy that is still progressing but slowing at the margins, with steady activity in some areas and renewed caution in others.
Last week’s data reinforced a familiar theme: inflation is cooling, the labor market is stabilizing, and the consumer is becoming more selective.
Insights from Harison Sidhu, Cambridge Chief Investment Officer
Economic data released this week continued to show a U.S. economy growing at a steady, though gradually moderating, pace.
Markets spent the week sifting through economic data still distorted by the lingering effects of last year’s federal shutdown.